The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 eBook

Vedas, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
Those persons who, being conversant with duties, adopt
that behaviour towards parents which they should,
they that abstain from sleeping during the day, succeed
in overcoming all difficulties. They that do not
commit any kind of sin in thought, word, and deed,
they that never injure any creature, succeed in overcoming
all difficulties. Those kings that do not, under
the influence of passion and covetousness, levy oppressive
taxes, and those that protect their own dominions,
succeed in overcoming all difficulties. They
that go to their own wedded wives in season without
seeking the companionship of other women, they that
are honest and attentive to their Agni-hotras, succeed
in overcoming all difficulties. They that are
possessed of courage and that, casting away all fear
of death, engage in battle, desirous of victory by
fair means, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They that always speak truth in this world even when
life is at stake, and that are exemplars for all creatures
to imitate succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They whose acts never deceive, whose words are always
agreeable, and whose wealth is always well spent,
succeed in, overcoming all difficulties. Those
Brahmanas that never study the Vedas at hours not intended
for study, and that practise penances with devotion,
succeed in overcoming all difficulties. Those
Brahmanas that betake themselves to a life of celibacy
and Brahmacharya, that perform penances, and that are
cleansed by learning, Vedic knowledge, and proper
vows, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They that have checked all the qualities that appertain
to Passion and Darkness, that are possessed of high
souls, and that practise the qualities that are called
Good, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They of whom no creature stands in fear and those that
do not fear any creature themselves, they that look
upon all creatures as their own selves, succeed in
overcoming all difficulties. Those bulls among
men that are good, that are never inspired with grief
at the sight of other people’s prosperity, and
that abstain from all kinds of ignoble behaviour,
succeed in overcoming all difficulties. They that
bow to all the gods, that listen to the doctrines
of all creeds, that have faith, and that are endued
with tranquil souls, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They that do not desire honour for themselves, that
give honours unto others, that bow down unto those
that deserve their worship, succeed in overcoming
all difficulties. They that perform Sraddhas on
the proper lunar days, with pure minds, from desire
of offspring, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They that restrain their own wrath and pacify the
wrath of others, and that never get angry with any
creature, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
They that abstain, from their birth, from honey and
meat and intoxicating drinks, succeed in overcoming
all difficulties. They that eat for only supporting